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UNITED STATES .PATENT onirica.

ELMER H. IBRIDENBAUGH, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO lOH'tIER FARE REGISTER COMPANY, 0F DAYTON, OHIO. y

FARE-REGISTER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented lVIar. 31, 1914:.

Application filed May 12, 1913. Serial No. 767,054.

To all 'whom t may conce/rn Be it known that I, ELMnnjH. BmnnN- BAUGH, a Citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in F are-Registers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichy it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and l iigures of reference marked thereon, which foi-ina part of this specification.

This inventionV relates to new and useful improvements in fare registers of the type shown-and described in Letters Patent to John F. Ohmer, et al., No. 694,322, issued Feb. 25, i902 The objects of the invention are; first, to

)rovide .an im roved form of actuator for the detail counters of the register; second, to provide means for actuating a total cash counter' directly from the detail counters and from which a printed record or statement may be obtained showing the total lcash fares collected for any period of time; and third,

, to provide new and improved interlocking yso of' the interlocking levers W means whereby the following consecutive operations must be performed in the order given, to-wit, the insertion of an identification key, the taking of a printed statement which is identified with the person taking it through said key, operating the machine, taking another printed statement, the ref moval of the identification key, and the resetting of the counters to zero. The said interlocking 'means consists essentially lof a plurality of members constructed and arranged to cooperate with the various devices otl the machine to avoid any fraudulent manipulations of the same.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a front elevation-of a fare register constructed according to and embodying my improvements; Fig. 2 is a side elevation v-of thcsame; Fig.` 3 is a section on the line HWS ot' Fig. l; Fig. 4 is a section on the line i1-4 of Fig. 3;.Fig- 5 is a section on the line `545 of Fig. 4; Figo is a section on the line-G--G ot Fig. 4; Fig. 7 is a view of the'inteilocking levers which preventthe .insertion of the-identification'key until the counters are reset. to zero; Fig. 8 is a view 'ich lock the idei'ititication key in position when the inacliine 1s actuated and until an impression of the counters is nude; Figs. 9 and I10 are a tivelyof the means whereby the resetting mechanism is under the control of the identitication key; F ig. llis a view of the means actuated by the printing mechanism-to unlock the machine; Fig. l2 is a view of the `means which locks the registering mechanism ot' the machine against operation when `topf plan view and side elevation, respecthe identification key is withdrawn; Fig. 13

.is a detail view, partially in section, of a portion of the actuating mechanism for the total cash counter; Fig. 14 is a detail view of a .portion of the actuating mechanism included in t-lie means for resetting t-he counters to zero; Fig.' 15 is a section on the line 15-15 lof Fig. 14; Figs. 16 and 17 are ay side ele- .'va'tion and 'a bottom plan view,respectively, lof the identification key housing; Fig. 18 is a view of a printed statement which the machine is capable of furnishing; Fig. 19 is a side' elevation artially in section'of a preferred modified) type of actuator for the cash counter; Fig. 20 is a section on the line 20e-20 of Fig. 19' Fig. 21 is a section on the line J21--21 of Fig. 20; Fig. 22 is a detail View of the actuating gears lookin in the direction of arrow a in Fig. 19; an Fig. 23

is a similar view looking in the direction ofthe arrow 7 of Fig'. 19.

Throughout the specification and drawings, sin'iilar reference characters indicate correspond-in parts. y

Framle w01* Figs. 1, 2, and 3.-'I`he frame work of the machine may,of course, be varied more or less. It is here showny to con sist of side members 1-1 connected by crossl members 2, 3 and 4. Mounted on the cross 'member 2 is a counter frame 5 in which the the frame 5 is a shaft 1i upon which a plaral'ty of type wheels .are mounted in groups l gear attached to the type wheel of the` well known manner.

to form the various counters. As seen at the right, viewing Fig. 4, the rst counter is the passenger counter and consists of type wheels 12.' To the left of the passenger counter is a total cash counter consisting of type wheels 13. Adjacent to said total `cash counter is a non-cash counter for registering transfers, consisting of type wheels 14. Adjacent to said transfer counter is another non-cash counter for registering tickets, consisting'of type wheels 15. Adjacent to said ticket counter is the ive cent fare counter, consisting of type ywheels 16. And, adjacent to said five cent fare counter is a three cent fare counter, consisting of .type wheels 17 .f At the right of the' passenger counter 12 and to the left of the three `cent counter 17, and mounted on the shaft'll, are various type wheels 18 which are adapted to print such data as the time, date, weather conditions, etc., as may be' required. These type wheels, however, form no part of the present invention. All of the type wheels, orv

counters, are provided with lower ten-tooth actuating or transfer gears 19 which are rigidly secured to their respective type wheels. The gears 19 are in mesh with upper actuating gears 20 which are freely journaled on a shaft 21 mounted in the frame 5,

with reference to the counters 12 and 13, and on a shafty 22, with reference to the counters 14, 15, 16 and 17. rllhe shaft 22 is mounted in a rocking frame.23 which will be again referred to. Attached to each upper actuating gear 20 is a one-tooth transfer gear 24 in operative relation with a Swiss next higher digit type wheel. The transfer gear 24 is instrumental in imparting a onetooth revolution to the next higher digit type wheel when the next lower digit type wheel has made a complete revolution, in a Also attached to each upper actuating -gear 2() of each counter, with the exception of the total cash counter 13, is a ten-tooth ratchet 26 adapted to be engaged by respective pawls 27 mounted on le-` vers 28 pivoted on the shafts 21 and 22. The free ends of the levers 28 are in operative relation with vertically movable actuat` ing slides 29, 30, 31, 32 and 33 which are respectively associated with the counters 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17. The slides above enumerated are provided with lugs 34 adapted to engage the levers 28 to actuate the counters when said slides are elevated. The slides themselves are actuated by anywell known form of fare register actuating device (not shown) but which may be of the type shown and described in the patent to J. F. Ohmer, et al., No. 718,867, dated J an. 20, 1903. The said slides are vertically reciprocable on guides 35 attached to the cross member 2. When any one of said slides vis independently actuated, the respective counter, 14,

15, 16 or 17, is also actuated. When either of the cash fare counters, 16 and 17 (which it will be borne in mind register the three and five cent fares) is actuated, the total cash counter 13 is actuated to an extent corresponding to the value of the actuated cash fare counter by the following means.

Total cash counter, Figs. 1, 3, 4 and 13.---

The unit type wheel 13 of said total cash counter, is provided, in addition to the lower actuating or transfer gear 19, with a tentooth actuating gear 36 in mesh with a tentooth gear 37 freely mounted on a longitudinally and axially movable shaft 38 Journaled in the frame 7. Rigidly secured to the gear 37 are two pinions 39 and 40 of diii'erent sizes and which are, at different times, adapt ed to receive in mesh, gears 41 and 42. The gear 41, which is the larger, is mounted on a telescopic shaft 43, while the smaller gear 42 is mounted on a shaft 44. The shafts 43 and 44 are journaled in inclined slots 45 in the frame 7 which enable the gears 39, 40, 41 and 42 to be placed out of mesh for a purpose hereinafter specified. The telescopic shaft 43 is providedwith a ten-tooth gear 46 splined thereto, while the Ashaft 44 is provided with a ten-tooth 4gear 47 gear 48. When either the three or five/cent counter is actuated, their respective gear 42 or 41 is correspondingly actuated through the same angular movement. Owing to the gears 39 and 41, and 40 and 42, being of different ratio, the total cash counter 13 will be actuated to the extent of thi-ee units, when the three cent fare counter 17 is actuated,`and said total cash counter will lbe ac tuated to the extent of five units when the five cent fare counter' 16 is actuated. However, to prevent one fare counter actuating the other through the actuating mechanism of the total cash counter when either one of the cash fare counters is actuated, the gears v41 and 42 are automatically shifted in and out of mesh with the pinions 39 and 40. The pinion 39 and gear 41 are normally iii mesh, and consequently no shifting of the gears takes place when live cent fares are being registered. The gear 41 is shifted out of mesh with the pinion 39, and the gear 42 is shifted into mesh with the pinion 40, to

spool 50 is engaged by a pin 53 carried by a lever 54 pivoted at 55a'to'f the bracket 51. The upper end of the lever 54 is connected to the free 'end of a crank 55 attached to a shaft 56 journaled in a bracket 57 and on the crossmemher 3. The said shaft 56 also carries a crank 58 provided with a pin 59 in operative relation with a cam 60 attached to During this shifting movement, the shaft 43 will be shifted with the shaft 44, owing to the shaft 43 being held between the spool 50 and the gear42. (See Fig. 1Q) During the continued movement of the slide 33, the three cent counter 17 will be actuated, and the total cash counter 13 will be actuated to the extent of three units throughthe gears lso shaft 43, gears 41, 39, 37, and 36.

48, 47, shaft 44, gear 42, pinion 40,gear 37, and gear 36, attached to the unit wheel of said total cash counter. When the slide 33- returns to its normal position, the gear 41 will be placed'in mesh with the pinion 39, thereby permittingL a ive'cent fare to be added to the total'cash counter when the five centcounter 16 is actuated. When the slide 3,2 is actuated, which operation 'will also actuate the five cent.fare counter 16 through its respective pawl 27, the total cash fare counter 13 will 'bel actuated to the/exi tent of ive units through the gears48 46,

either of the slides ,30 or 31 is actuated, a fare will be registered on one of the counters 1`4 or 15, but, inasmuch as these counters are for non-cash fares, such as tickets and transfers, the actuation of said counters will have no effect on the total cash counter 13. All of the `counters may be provided with any well'known type of alining devices, which have been omitted from the drawings to facilitate illustration.' v

In Figs.,19to 23 inclusive, I have shown a preferred modified form of actuator for the ldetail and total cash counters. In this construction, the cam 60 and the disengaging gears 39, 40, 41 and 42 (Figs. 1 and 13) are eliminated and the parts substituted therefor are always 'inmechanical engagement. Referrin to the illustrations on Sheet 9, the unit type wheels of thegve and three cent counters 1,6 and 17 are provided with gears 160 and 161 in operative relation with respective actuating gears 162 and 163. Attached t0 the gears 162 and 163, res ectively, are gears 164 and 165 in mesh wit gears 166 and. 167. The gears 162 and 164 of the five cent counter are keyed to al telescopic shaft 168, while the gears When. i

163 and 165 are keyed to a telescopic shaft 169. The telescopic shafts 168 and 169 are .mounted on a shaft 170 carried by the swinging frame 23, before referred to. (Fig. 5). The gears 166 and 167 are freely mounted on a shaft 171 supported hy bearings 172 extending from the cross member 3. Also, freely mounted on the shaft 171 and against the gears 166 and 167 are mu tilated gears 173 and 174 adapted to be engaged by racks 175 and 176 on the slides 32 and 33 of the live and three cent counters. When the slides 32 and ,33 are elevated, the -teeth of the racks 175 and 176 slide over the teeth of lthe mutilated gears 173 and 1174 until the lower-most teeth of the racks engage the teeth of the gears, at.which time the gears and racks become mashed. During the downward movement of the racks, the gears 1'73 and 174 are partially rotated which in turn ro-v tate the gears 162 and 163 through pins 177 which enter slots 176 inthe gears 166 and 167. When the gears 166 and 167 are,V

thus rotated, the unit wheels of the five and three cent counters are 'rotated onetenth of a revolution.' The pin.177 and slot 178 connection permits the racks 175 and 17 6 to move independently of the gears 166 and 167 when the slides 32 and 33 are being elevated, thereby securing a ratchet effect between the racks 175 and 176 and the gears 166 and 167. The teeth of the gears 173 and 174 are held in a position to be engaged by the racks by, springs 18,0 which lie in depressions inthe gears 1,73

and 174 and the opposite ends of which are connected to the gears 173 and 174. and gears 166 and 167. When the slides 32 and 33 are depressed, the-racks 175 and when the slides 32 and 33 are subsequently elevated. v

The total cash counter 13 1s actuated from the detail counters 16 and 17 las follows Attached to the `unit'type Wheel of said total cash counter 13 is a gear 181 in mesh with a gear 182. Mounted on a stud on the gear v182 is a pinion 184 1n mesh with a 'gear 185 keyed to the five centcounter telescopic shaft'168. -The gear 182 1s freely journaled on the hub. of said gear 185. Attached to and mountedl on the stud 1 813 is a smaller pinion 186 in mesh with Va pinlion 187 which is ofthe same size as the pinion 184. rlhe pinionl 187 is mounted on a stud188 also secured to the gear 182,'

and said pinion 187 is in mesh withl a gear 189 keyed to the three 'cent counter telescopic shaft 169. When the three cent counter slide 33 is elevatedand depressed and the gears 174, 167 and 165 are rotated,

v17 6 rotate the mutilated gears 173and 174 the pinion 189 will be rot-ated through the connecting shaft 169. When the pinion 189 is rotated, the pinions 187 and 186, carried 'by' the gear 182, will be also rotated. The rotation of the pinion 186 will likewise rotate the pinion 184 which is in mesh with the pinion 185 and which is also carried b v the gear 182. During this operation, the pinion 185 will be held stationary by one of thc teeth of th'e gear 173 being in engagement with the slide 32. Then this operation takes place, the pinion 184 will travel around the pinion 185 and will carry with it the gear 182 upon which i't is mounted. lVhen the gear 182 is thus rotated, the unit wheel of the total cash counter 13 will be actuated to the extent of three tenths of. a revolution. Similarly, when the five cent counter slide 32 is actuated, its respective pinion 185 will be rotated through the agency of the gears 17 3,

166 and 164 and telescopic shaft 168. The

.rotation of the pinion 185 will rotate the pinions 184, 186 and 187, and. as the. pinion 189, with which the pinion 187 `is in mesh, is heldstationary by its gear 174 and rack 83, the movement of the pinion 185"will be communicated to the gear 182. This movement will actuate the unit wheel of the total cash counter to the extent of tive units or one half of a revolution. 1t will be noted` that when five units are added to the total cash counter, the larger pinion 187 gears up and drives the smaller pinion 186, and when three units are added, the smaller pinion gearsdown and drives the larger pinion 187. This differential movement, therefore, accounts for the 'different extents of movement of the total cash counter when the five and three cent counters are actuated to thesarne extent.' l

.lle/om fm' resetting counters' t0 zero, Figs. 1. l. 6. 14, and 15.-The lower actua-ting gears 19 of the unit type wheels of the ve and three cent counters 16 and 17 are, as before described, in mesh with gears 48 on a shaft 49, while the remaining gears 19 of all of the type wheels of the counters 14, 15, 16 and 17 are in mesh with similar gears 61 also mounted on the shaft 49, journaled in the frame. 7. The gears 48 and 61 are provided with pa-wls 62 adap-ted to be engaged by onel tooth ratchets 68 rigidly secured tothe shaft 49. One end of the shaft- 49 is provided with a mutilated gear 64 adapted toi be locked and intermittently rot-ated b v a well lmown'form of segment gear 65 mounted yon a shaft 66 journaled in the frame 7. 'Ihe shaft. 66 is provided with agear 67 in mesh with a pinion 68 on the. lmigitudinally movable and rotatable shaft 38 journaled in the frame 7 and before referred to. 'lhe outer end of the shaft. 88 is provided with a finger wheels.

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reset to zero. Vhen the shaft 4S) is rotated by the knob 69 through the shaft. 38, gears 67 and 68, shaft 66 and gears 64 and 65, the ratchets 63 will pick upthe pawls 62 and will rotate the gears 48, 61 and 1t) and the type wheels of the counters 14, 15, 16 and 17 to a normal position. The normal position is that in which the zero marlsof the type wheels are in a printing position. 'lhis position is indicated by a pin 70 which lies in an orifice 71 in the gear 67 when the ratchets 63 are in their normal position. (See Fig. The pin 70 is normally held in the orifice 71 b v av spring 72 which surrounds the Shaft 218 and 'lies between a collar 73 and the Iside frame 6. The said pin 70 is carried by an arm 76aguided by the shaft. 66 and carried by the shaft 38. rIhe end of the arm 76, engaged by the sha-ft 38,V lies between a shoulder 74 and the pinion 68, as will be seen in det-ail in Fig. 15. Then it is desired to return the counters to Zero, the shaft 88. is moved longitudinally against the tension of the spring 72, which operation removes the pin '70 out of the orifice 71 thus enabling the shaft. 88 to be rotated. the shafts 49 and 66 have made a complete revolution, the pinv 70 will reach the orifice 71. and will'enter said orifice under the influence of the spring 72, thereby indicating to the operator that the resetting to zero mechanism has been actuated an extent sufiiciently to pick up' all of the typewheels and return them to their zero positions from the various positions to which they had been moved during the operations of registering the flares. However, during the time in which the counting wheels are.` being returned to zero, the transfer wheels 24 and 25 are placed out. of operativeI relation to prevent the tooth of the gear 24 from obstructing the free movementv of the type As before stated. the upper act-uatingfgears 20 andthe transfergears 24 are mounted on a( shaft 22 carried b v a` frame 23. The frame 23 is pivoted on the shaftI 49 and is provided with projections 75 which engage cams 76 on the shaft 66. Then the ypin 70 lies within the orifice 71, the projections 75 are. in engagement with the high port-ions of the cams 76 during which period of engagement the trzmsfergears 24 and 25 are maintained in operative relation. During the initial movement of the resetting shafts B8 and 66 and before the teeth of the gear 65 have meshed with those of the gear 64, the cams 76 release the'frame 28 and thus permit a` spring 77, lshownA inFig. to elevate the gears 2O and.2'1 thereby placing said gears 24 and 25 out of operative lt .will be noted, that the gears -18 not only act as resetters for the unit Wheels of the five and three cent counters 16 and 17. but also act to transfer the movement, from the counters 16 and 17 to the total cash counter 13. 'lo prevent the resetting movement being transmitted to the total cash counter 13, the gears 41 and 42 are placed out of mesh with the pinions 39 and 40 as follows. As hereinbefore stated, the shafts 43 and 44 are journaled in slots 45 in the frame 7. The ends of the shaft 44 are engaged by levers 79 pivoted at 80 to the frame 7 rEhe levers 79 are partially cont-rolled by springs 81 which exert an influence tending to unmesh the gears 39, 40, 41 and 42. The lower lends 1ot' the levers 79 are in engagement with cams 82 on the intermediate resetting shaft 66. The cams 82 release the levers 79 simultaneously with the release of the frame 23 by the cams 76. 1t is to be understood, that, aft/er the counters have been reset to zero, the frame 23 and levers 79 are actuated by the cams 76 and 82 to place the gears 24 in operative relation with the gears 25, and the pinions 39 and 40 in mesh with the gears 41 and 42 whereby the machine is in a proper condition for the registration of fares.

`While in the drawings, 1 have shown the resetting device applied only to the detail fare counters 14, 15, 16 and 17, it 'will be understood that the total cash counter 13 may also be reset to zero from the shaft 20.

Printing mechanism, Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 11.-s before stated, the frame for the print-ing mechanism consists"A of the side plates 9 and the curved plate 10. The plates 9 are pivoted at 8.and the frame thus constructed isuspended. from the main frame by hooks 83 which enables the printing mechanism to be depressed to allow of the insertion of the paper roll 84. rlthe paper roll 84 is mounted on a suitable shaft 85 supported in the plates 9 and the web 86 thereof passes between the type wheels and a platen 87 pivoted to the plates 9 at 88. Before the platen 87 is actuated to secure an impression, the type wheels may be inked by any suitable form of inking roll (not shown) but which may be of the type shown and described in the Patent No. 694,322, hereinbefore referred to. fTheplaten 87 is actuated by a cam 89 attached to a shaft 90 journaled in the sides 9. One end ofthe4 shaft 90, 'as shown in Fig. 2, maybe provided with a key seat 91 through the instrumentality of which the shaft is rotated. The

web 86 also passes between feeding rolls 92' mounted 0n shafts 93 ournaled in'the plates 9. One of the shafts 93 is provided with a gear 94 actuated by a one-tooth gear 95 on the shaft 90, and by means for which the web 86 is intermittently fed.

M cans forl locking machine against operation, Figs. 1, 2, `3, 12, 16 and 17 .-The slides 30, 31, 32 and-.33, hereinbefore referred to,

' are provided with projections 94a which are in engagement with a swinging yoke 95L pivoted at 96* to the main frames When! ever one of said slides is actuated, the yoke 95a is elevated, and it will be seen, that, whenever said yoke 95ais held in a lowered position, the machine will be locked against operation. The' said yoke 95a is connected,

by means of links 96, with arms 103 which extend from slides 97 of a. blind 98, more fully described and shown in the patent hereinbefore referred to. rlhe said blind 9@ reciprocates on guides 99e 'attached to the cross member 4, and is prevented from be ing elevated, as is also the yoke 95a, by hook platen 87 is actuated 'as follows. rllhe inem-A ber 99 is provided with an extension104 which is received by one end of a bell crank lever 105 pivoted at 106 to one of the sides or frames 1. The other or lower end of the lever 105 liesin the pathwof a pin 107 on a disk 108 secured to the shaft 90 of the printing mechanism. See Fig. 11.

l/Vhen the printing mechanism is actuated, i

the pin 107 will rock the lever 105 which operation will, in turn, release the hook members 99 and 100 from engagement with the slidesy 97 thereby permitting the ma-y chine to be operated. To prevent the hook members 99 and 100 being actuated by other 'means than the printing mechanism, for en ample, by inserting a foreign instrument in the key housing 109 and engaging the lower end of the member 100,-the said hook mem-` bers 99 and 100 are normally locked and are unlocked by the printingmechanism during its initial printing movement by a pawl 134. See Fig. 2. llhe pawl 134 is pivoted at 135 to the key housing 109 and is, partially controlled by a spring 136. The lower end 137 of the pawl 134 is adapted to be engaged by a pin 138 carried by the platen 87. When the platen 87 is elevated, 'the pawl 134 is shifted against the tension of the spring 136, and a projection139 of the pawl 134 is 'moved out of the path of the lower end of the hookmember 100, thereby ico ice

allowing the pin 107 on the disk 108 to subsequently actuate the hookmembers 99 and to unlock the machine.

'109. This housing is adapted. to receive aA The machine, is locked against registration and the printf `1g mechanism is controlled by an identii-- key having type characters 111 thereon,

and when said-key is in position within the housing, the type characters thereon are in alinement with the characters of the several counters when they are in printing positions. The key 110 is provided with a projection 112 adapted to engage a projection 113 on a lever 114 when the said key is inserted in the housing. 'llhe lever 114 is pivoted on a screw 115 and is partially controlled by a spring 116. The end of the said lever 114 opposite the projection 112 is connected to one end of a leverr117 attached to the side frame 1 at 118 in a manner which permits the lever 117 to swing horizontally. rllhe said lever 117 is provided With a projection 119 adapted to engage a shoulder 120 on a disk 121"l on the printing shaft 90. lWhen the key 110 is inserted in the housing, the projection 119 is placed out of the path .of the shoulder 120 which operation unlocks the printing mechanism. When said key 110 is Withdrawn from the housing, the projection 112 on said key engages a projection 121 on the hook member 100 which operation moves the hook members 09 and 1.00 into the path of the slides 97 thereby locking the machine. r1`he resetting to zero mechanism is also under the control of the said identication key 110 to the end that the counters cannot be set to zero while the key is in the housing. It will be borne in mind that the shaft 38 must be moved longitudinally before the counters are reset. rlhe said shaft 38 is, therefore, provided with a collar 122 adjacent to one of the side plates 6 of the frame 7. The co-llar`122 is surrounded by a 'yoke 123 attached tothe side plate 6, and

said collar 122 and yoke 123 are separated a Ysufficient distance, when 4the shaft 38 is in a normal position, rto permit studs 124 on a lever 125 to lie between the yoke and collar.. The lever 125 is pivoted at 120 and is partially controlled by a spring'127. r1`he endof said lever 125v opposite the studs 124 is 'in engagement) with a member 128 slidingly mounted on the screw 115 and partiallyunder the control of a spring 12S). vrlhe member 128 is pro-y vided with a projection 130 which passes into the key housing 109 and the inner end of which is in the path of a cam portion 131 on the end of the key 110. When the key is inserted in the housing, the cam portion 131 engages the projection-130 which operation actuates the lever 125 -and places the studs 124 between the collar 122 and yoke 123, thereby preventing the shaft 38 being moved longitudinally and the counters being reset to zero. 1li/'hen the .key.110 is withdrawn from the housing, the collar 122 is released and the counters may be reset to Zero. is not within the orice 71, and the re'- setting means is not in a normal posit-ion, the key 11() cannot be inserted in the housing as the projection 130 cannot recede from llt Will be noted that, if the pin the path of said key. The counters can, therefore, be reset t`o zero only when the key is out of the housing. If, for any reason, the resetting means should be left in a position other than its normal position, the resetting means must be given its complete movement toits normal position before. the key is inserted, the shaft 66 being provided with a ratchet 132 and a pawl 133 Which compel the resetting mechanism to be rotated 1n one dlrection only.

,f/LterZoC/z'ng demoras, Figs. 1, 2, 4, 7 and gages a projection 1432l on said lever. rllhe lower end of said lever is provided with a projection 144 adapted to enter a notch 145 in the lower side of the key housing 109. The projection 144 passes under the shank of thekey and lies in a position to be engaged by the type projection 111 when it is attempted to remove the key, thereby locking xsaid key in the housing, as shown in F S. The lever 140 is actuated by the platen 87 to release the key through the agency of a projection 146 ont-he lower end of the lever 140. The projection 146 is arranged to be engaged by the pin 138 on the platen 87 when the platen is elevated, and when the platen 87 is elevated, the projection 144 moves out of the path of the key projection 111 and the projection 142 is moved into the 'path of the cam 143, thereby permitting said key/to be removed. n order to'prevent the key being reinserted after its withdrawal, and before the counters are reset toy zero, and to 'permit .said key to 'be'inserted after the counters have been reset to zero, the following means are provided. j

Mounted on the pivot 141of lever 140 is a lever 147 partially controlled by. a spring 148, and the lower end 149 ofwhich is adapted to engage the shank of, the key 110 and to entera recess 150 in the key housing nected to the lever 151y by the spring 148V and a pin 155. `When said lever 151 is in the position shown in 2, and before the cam 143 has actuated it, the end 149 of the lever147 is held out of the -pat-h ofthe key by the pin 155. After the key is inserted and the lever 151 has been actuated by the cam 143, in the operation of registering a fare, the pin 155 releases the lever 147 and permits the spring 148 to move the end 149 of said lever into the path'of said key when said key is withdrawn. The said end 149 is moved out of the path of the key at the time the counters are reset to zero by a cam 156. This cam 156 is mounted on the shaft 66 and is arranged to engage a projection 157 extending from the lever 151. Vfhen the countersare reset to Zero, the

`said cam 156 engages the projection 157 on lever 151 and shifts the projection 152. on`

said lever into the path of the cam 143, and

the end 149 of the lever 147 out of the'pathl of the key through the agency of the pin 155.

Mode of OpeTaz'Om-.Vlith the parts in the positions shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3,4, 5, 6 and 11, the machine is locked .against operation by the hook members 99 and 100;v the printing mechanism is locked by the lever 117 and the counters have been reset to zero, the end 149 of the lever 147 being out of the path of the key 110. The only possible operations are, therefore, the repeated actuation of the resetting mechanism to make sure the counters have been reset to zero, and

' the insertion of the identification key 110.

When the identification key is inserted in the housing, the cam 131 engages the pin 130 and causes the lever 125 to move and to place .the lugs 124 between the collar 122 and the yoke 123, thereby .locking the resetting mechanism. Also, when said key is inserted in the housing, the project-ion 112 thereon engages the projection 113 of the lever 114 and shifts the projection 119 of the lever 117 out of the path ofthe shoulder 120 on the disk 121 on the printing shaft 90, which `operation unlocks the printing mechanism. The rotation of the shaft 90, by a suitable key insertible in the socket 91, operates the platen 87 to press the web 86 against the type wheels, to secure a record or statement. Near the completion of the printing operation, the pin 107 on the disk 108 engages the lower end of the lever 105 which results in the actuationof the hook members 99 and 100 to unlock the machine. In the operation of registering a fare by elevating one of the slides 30, 31, 32 or 33, the slides 97 are elevated to permit the cam 143 to engage the projections 142 and 152 of the levers 140 and 151. Simultaneous with this operation, the. projection 157 is placed in engagement with the cam 156, the projection i 144 of the lever 140 is placed in the path of the projection 111 of the key, (thereby locking the said keyl inthe housing), and the pin 155 releases the lever 147 to permit the spring 148 to move the end 149 of lever 147 in the path of the key, when said key is subse'quently removed from the housing. `When the slide 32 of the five cent counter 16 is actuated, the said counter is actuated to the extent of one unit by its respective pawl 27 and the total cash counter 13 is actuated to the extent of tive units through the gears 36, 37, 39, 41, shaft 43, and gears 46 and 48. When the three cent slide 33 is elevated, lthe cam 60, during the initial movement, will rock the crank 58, shaft 56, crank 55 and lever 54 to shift the shafts 43 and 44, and the gear 41 out ofmesh with the pinion 39, and

the gear 42 into mesh with the pinion 40.

During the subsequent movement of the slide 33, the total cash counter 13 will` be actuated to the extent of three units through the gears 36, 37, 40 and 42, shaft 44, and gears 47 and 48. After the machine has been operated to register a fare, the only other ypossible operation is the taking of a printed statement,- because of the fact that the key is still locked in its housing by the projection 144, and the resetting mechanism is still locked by the lugs 124. llVhen the printing mechanism is again operated, the pin 138 engages the end 146 of the lever 140 and actuates the said lever 140 to move the projection 144 out of the path of the key and the projection 142 into the path of the cam 143. When the projection 144 moves out of the path of the key, it permits said key to be removed fromthe housing, which is the next compulsory operation. When the key `is Withdrawn, thelug 112 engages theV end 121 of the hook member 100, thereby placing the hook members 99 and 100 in engagement with the slides 97 and the machine is locked. Also, theV spring 127 actuates the lever 125 to move the studs 124 from between the collar 122 and yoke 123, thereby unlocking the resetting mechanism. `The resetting of the counters to zero may be performed by the conductor or operator who has just previously withdrawn his key, or it may be left to the next conductor to perform the operation or-repeat thesame if necessary. ln resetting the counters to Zero, the knob 69 and shaft 38 are moved longitudinally which operation removes the pin from the orifice 71 and permits the shaft 38 to rotate. The rotation of said shaft 38 is communicated to the resetting shaft 49 proper through gears 68 and 67, shaft 66, and gears 65 and 64. During the -rotation of said shaft 49, the ratchets 63 pick up the pawls 62 and return the type wheels of the counters 14, 15,16 and 17 to zero printing positions through the agency of the gears 48, 61 and 19. 'During the initial movement of thev shaft 66,

the cams 76 release theframes 23 "and the spring 77 is permitted to elevate the gears 20 and 24, and to thus prevent the transfer gears interfering with the resetting movement Simultaneous with this operation, the cams 82 release the levers 47 9 thus permitting the springs 8l to disengage the gears 4l and l2 from the pinions 39 and 4:0, and preventing the resetting movement being communicated to the 'total cash counter. At the end of the resetting movement, the cams 76 and S2 move the gears 24 and Q5 and 3 9, 40, 41, and l2 into operative relation, thereby placing the machine in a condition for the subsequent registration of fares.

l do .not desire to limit myself to the particular form of fare register shown and described herein since this may 'be of any of the well known types, and further, ll do not desire to limit myself to the precise construction or arrangement of parts shown and described as they may be varied without departing from the underlying principles of my invention.

l claim: y

l. In a fare register, in combination, a plurality of differentially movable detail counters adapted to register different amountsI at eachv operation, a total counter, a gear connected to each of said counters, differential gears mounted on the individual gear of thc total counter and in mesh with the individual gears of the detail counters, whereby said. total counter is actuated from said detail counters.

Q. In a fare register, in combination, a plurality of differentially movable detail counters adapted to register different amounts at each operation, a total counter, a gear connected to each of said counters, a pinion in mesh with each of the individual gearsof the detail counters, said pinions being mounted on total counter actuating gear, and a smaller pinion attached to one of thel tirst named pinions and in mesh wit-h the other, whereby said totall counter is actuated by said detail counters.

5S. ln a fare register, in combination, a plurality of detail counters, telescopic shafts connected to said counters, a gear mounted on each of said shafts, a total counter, a gear connected to said total counter, a pinion in mesh with each gear of the detail counters, said pinions being mounted on the gear of the total counter, and a pinion mounted on one of the larger pinions and in mesh with the o-ther, whereby the rtotal counter is actuated by the detailcounter.

4. In a fare register, in combination, a counter, an actuatorl for said counter, a reciprocating member, and a member connected to said actuator and movable independently thereof, said last named member adapted to be rotated in one direction by said reciprocating member.

5. 1n a fare register, in combination, a counter, an. actuator for said counter, a reciprocating member, and an intermittently f movable. member connected to said actuator and movable independently thereof, said intermittently movable member adapted to be rotated in one direction b y said reciprocating member.

(i. In a fare register, in combination, a counter, a gear adapted to actuate said counter, a reciprocating member, a mutilated gear flexibly connected to said actuating gear, and a rack mounted on said reciprocating member and inI operative relation with said mutilated gear whereby said counter is intermittently rotated in one di` rection by said reciprocating member.

7. In a fare register, in combination, a counter, actuating means for said counter, a key controlling said actuating means, a housing for said key, resetting mechanism for said counter, and connecting means between said housing and key and arranged to be engaged by said key, whereby said counters cannot be reset when the key is in said housin 8. 1n a gare regi-ster, in combination, a counter, actuating means for said counter, a key controlling said actuating means, a housing for said key, resetting mechanism for said counter, a pin mounted in said housing and arranged to be engaged by said key, and a lever connecting said pin and resetting means, whereby said counters cannot be reset when said key is in said'housing.

9. ln a fare register, in combination, a

counter, actuating means for said counter, a

key controlling said actuating means, a housing for said key, resetting mechanism including a longitudinally and axially movable shaft forsaid counter, a collar mounted on said shaft, a yoke surrounding said collar, a lever arranged to be .placed between said collar and yoke to lock said resetting means, and a pin connected to said lever, said pin being mounted in said housing and arranged to be engaged by the key, whereby said resetting means is controlled byl said key. l f

10. In a fare register, in combination, a counter, actuating means for said counter, resetting means for said counter, a key controlling said actuating means, and means under the control of said actuating means and said resetting means and arranged to prevent a reinsert-ion of the'key, when said key'is withdrawn, and to permit the key to be inserted, when the resetting means is actuated. i

l1. 1n a fare register, in combination, a counter, actuating means for said counter, relsetting means for said counter, a key insertible in the register and arranged to control said actuating means, and a multiple arm lever under the control of said actuating `means and said resetting means and adapted to prevent a reinsertion of the key when lsa'idkey is Withdrawn, and to\ perm-it -saidy key vto be inserted when the resettingmeans setting means and adapted to prevent a re-v insertion of the key when said key is With is actuated.

12. In a :tare register, in combination, alcounter, actuating means' for said counter, resetting means ttor said counter, a`V key adapted to be insert-ed in said registerV and controlling said actuating means, and a' multiple arm lever having ari-independently movable portion-,said lever control of said'actuating means and said redra'Wn, and to permit said key to-be inserted when said resetting means is actuated.

J 13. In a fare register, inl combination, -a counter, actuating means for said counter, resetting means including a ca m for said counter, a key adapted to be inserted in said register and controlling said actuating means, and a multiple arm lever having a resiliently independently movable portion in operative relation with the key-,said lever beingunder the control of, said actuating means and said cam and adapted to f prevent a re-insertion of the key when s'aidy key is withdrawn` and to permit said key to be inserted WhenA said resetting means isl actuated. u v

14. In a fare register, in comblnationta housing, a key adapted to be inserted in said housing, a counter, resetting means for said counter, and meansmounted adjacent to said housing and arranged to prevent the insertion of the key, said means beingfactuated by said resetting means to permit the insertion of the key.

l5. In a'fare register, in combination, a housing, a key-adapted to be inserted insaid housing, a counter, resetting means for said counter, and a lever one end of which is adjacent to. said housing and arranged to prevent the insertion of the key, said lever being actuated by said resetting means to permit the insertion of the key.

' 16. In a fare register, in combination, a housing, a key adapted to be insertedA in saidhousing, a counter, resetting means for said counter, and a resiliently mounted lever adapted to be actuated Vwhen said key is withdrawn to prevent the re-insertion of the key, said lever being actuated by the resetting means to permit the key to be 1nserted,

17. In a fare register, in combinat1on, a housing, a key adapted to be inserted in said housing, a counter, actuating means for said counter controlled by said key, and means in operative relation with said key and actuated by said actuating means to lock the key in the housing.

18. In a fare register, in combination, a housing, a key adapted to be inserted in said housing, a counter actuating means for said being under the counter,-fprinting1 devices for said counter controlled vby said key, said printingdevioes fbeinglfadapted to control said `actuating 4means, -and means operated bysaid actuating means-and the printing dev-ices and-'ar- 'ranged -to lock and unlock-said key. Y

:19`In a fare register,in combination, a lhousing, a key adapted to beinserted insaid -1h'ousing, acounter, actuating means for* said lcounter, print-ing devices orsaid counter, andmeans actuated by: said actuating means and said ,printing dev/icesfandsarranged to lack and unlock the key in said housing.` 20; "In a :tare register, in combination, a housing, a key adapted to be inserted in said housing, a counter, actuating means for said counter, printing devices for said counter, and a lever adapted to be operated by said actuating means and said printing devices and arranged to lock and unlock said key in said housing.

21. In a fare register, in`co`mbination, a counter, printing mechanism for said coun.- ter, a key controlling said printing mechanism, actuating means for said counter arranged to be unlocked by said printing mechanism, said key adapted to be released b-y a second operation of said printing mechanism, and resetting mechanism for the counters under the control of said key.

22. In a `fare register, in combination, aU

counter, printing mechanism associated with said counter, a key controlling said printing mechanism, actuating means for said coun-` printing mechanism being arranged to release said key, levers -set by said actuating mechanism and arranged to be actuated by the key and to prevent the insertionof the key in the machine, and resetting mechanism for the counters Vcontrolled by the key, said resetting mechanism being inoperative when the key is in `position in the machine.

23. In a fare register, in combination, a counter,printing mechanism for said counter, a key cont-rolling said printing mechanism, actuating means for said counters, means mounted between said actuating means and said printing mechanism, Whereby said actuating means may be unlocked by the printing mechanism, said means being arranged in operative relation With, said key, whereby said actuating means is locked when the key is withdrawn, means interposed between said key and said printing mechanism, whereby said printing mechanism may be unlocked and locked by said key, means in operative relation with said actuating means, said printing mechanism and said key, whereby sai@ actuating means 10 to permit the key to be insezted, anti lockingl means interposed between the resetting means and the key, whereby the resetting means is inoperative when the key is in position.

In testimony whereof affix my signature, 15

in presence of two witnesses.

ELMER H., BRDENBAUGH. Vi/'itnesses s DA F. LUTZ, MATTHEW SneBLER. 

